India Glycols Limited, Delhi

India Glycols Limited (IGL) is a Rs1500-crore diversified chemicals company. The company was established as a single mono-ethylene glycol plant in 1983.IGL’s flagship chemicals division started out with a path-breaking green approach to manufacturing ethylene oxide and derivatives. Using the molasses-ethyl alcohol-ethylene 'green route', the company is the only one of its kind in the world. With the emphasis now increasingly shifting to green manufacturing, the chemical division is well poised to meet industry’s need for environmentally responsible products and production techniques. Keeping in mind the critical dependence on the agricultural feedstock the company has taken up several initiatives including backward integration into sugar manufacturing to ensure seamless raw material availability. Other complementary initiatives include co-opting the cane growing community to ensure cane availability while providing adequate returns to the farmer. Apart from chemicals, India Glycols has a significant presence in the natural active pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals space with Ennature Biopharma; a well-established natural gum division manufacturing guar gum and a variety of derivatives; a spirits division that manufactures country and India-made foreign liqour adhering to the highest quality standards; and runs Shakumbari Sugar – a well established player in the Indian sugar industry.